Meghan Markle drops details about her postpartum medical scare on the premiere episode of her new podcast, ‘Confessions of a Female Founder.’ The 43-year-old mother of two suffered from postpartum preeclampsia. It is a rare condition that occurs when new mothers have high blood pressure and excess protein in their urine soon after childbirth, according to the Mayo Clinic. Markle did not reveal if this happened after she welcomed 5-year-old son Archie or 3-year-old daughter Lilibet.